dat politics - blitz gazer (12inch vinyl lp)

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Simply, "Blitz Gazer," the new album from French duo DAT Politics, is a lot of damn fun. DAT Politics have been around for over a decade and "Blitz Gazer" is something of a reboot for the band, who were previously a trio. These stylized pop confections grind their way into your head with their insanely catchy hooks and big fat beats. It's a tried-and-true combination but DAT Politics absoultely kill it on "Blitz Gazer." From the anthemic leads on "Switch On" to the auspicious, '80s-tinge of "Between Us," they manage to cover a lot of ground. Sure, every song here has a heavy pop-bend to it, but the songwriting is so good and the execution so flawless that this is head & shoulders above all the pretender-pop records that come out every other week. Hints of modern R&B bleed through the chaotic and bizarre "Corpsicle" - one of the album's standouts - which lead into the robotic haze of "Melt Down." Plus, I'm a sucker for layer-upon-layer of vocoder and DAT Politics play that trick in spades. I think the reason this album stands out so much in the end is that there's an ambivalence that pervades the entire album and it really, really works. You get the feeling that these two could not give a fuck and are just having fun, doing whatever they want - everyone else be damned. It's their attitude and talent as songwriters that make "Blitz Gazer" such a good time and an album you'll return to over and over. Oh, and this was recorded in Berlin which somehow says it all. - Brad Rose, Experimedia

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Since 1999, DAT Politics is by far one of the most ecstatic electro party bands on the planet. Their remarkably energetic live shows explain the cult-like enthusiasm that surrounds the French electronic combo as they've been touring the world extensively over the years. DAT Politics channel a rough-edged turbo-pop mood through their laptops to create some of the most unexpectedly catchy and lively music ever assembled. The possibility of mistakes and chaos in their hot-wired dance tracks is achieved by approaching songwriting and performance the same way a garage band might. DAT Politics' new album Blitz Gazer is an exhilarating reboot in the band's career. Entirely recorded in Berlin in 2011 by the newly-formed duo, this new piece will certainly give satisfaction to the electro-maniac fanbase who will find in these 12 tunes their share of synthetic '80s hits, catchy loops and bouncy drum machines. Less expected, but pleasantly surprising, is their ability to turn the voltage level down by chanting neon-lite robo-ballads. Some dreamy melodic breaks rise in a rhythmic electric storm, exploring a brand-new aspect of the band's wide influences and possibilities. Blitz Gazer is a magnificent patchwork, a dynamic and fanciful mixture that only DAT Politics could have pulled off.